60 percent increase in drug busts and seisures

The number of drugs confiscated in the first nine months of this year has jumped by an incredible 60 percent, compared with the same period last year, official said.

Meas Vyrith, general secretary of the National Authority for Combating Drugs said that drug related busts was at 5,549 cases for the same period this year, compared with 2,143 cases for the same period last year, leading to an increase of 62.91 percent.

Police and military police officials have arrested 12,255 suspects, including 1,266 women during this period, compared to 4,158 arrests during the same period in 2016, leading to a 51.35 percent increase.

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